This is a page from the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election.
Climate Change & the Environment platforms
Here's what the candidates in District 1: Souris - Elmira, and their parties, are promising.Climate adaptation
PC
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Expand the Free Heat Pump programme to include homes with up to $100K income
Liberal
NDP
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Invest in burying power lines
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Supporting smaller agricultural operations' climate resilience with equipment and tax incentives
Green
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Move development away from flooding- and erosion-prone areas
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Study making Maritime Electric a public utility
Energy generation
Forests
PC
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Increase nursery tree production by 30%
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Implement all recommendations from the Emergency Forestry Task Force
We don't have any Liberal policies on Forests.
We don't have any NDP policies on Forests.
Green
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Include forest protection in land-use planning policies
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Implement recommendations from t he Emergency Forestry Task Force
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Invest in training programmes for sustainable forestry practices
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Support farmers to convert marginal agricultural land into forest and plant hedgerows
Green construction and retrofits
PC
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Use more solar energy at schools
Liberal
NDP
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Start an energy retrofit programme, targeting 3% of buildings per year
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Require buildings to reach net-zero by 2032, with mandatory energy efficiency disclosure
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Expand dedicated community college training streams for energy efficiency and renewable workforces
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"Launch an energy retrofit program, targeting 3% of PEI’s buildings per year to save money, cut emissions and create new jobs. This will include a step code for buildings to reach net-zero by 2032 and mandatory building and home energy efficiency disclosure." — NDP Platform 2023, 2023-03-09
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Green
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Do net-zero retrofits on public housing
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Provide free net-zero training for construction workers and contractors
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Create demonstration projects to show how to convert buildings to net-zero
Green tech
Green transportation
Land
Public transit
PC
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Invest in an Island-wide transit system
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Add more routes
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"Continue to make investments in the Island-wide transit system, keeping fares at $2 per trip and adding more routes, to make it more affordable to get to and from work." — peipc.ca, 2023-03-17
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Liberal
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Increase investment in public transit
NDP
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Develop a regional and urban public transit network
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Offer free public transit for people with incomes under $40K
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Create a province-wide, publicly-owned transit system, run on renewable energy
Green
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Add more urban and rural public transit routes
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Increase the operating grant to the Capital Area public transit system
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Renew transit subsidies to keep bus fares fares affordable
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Increase the frequency of buses
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
We don't have any PC policies on Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Liberal
We don't have any NDP policies on Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
We don't have any Green policies on Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.